tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044799906733098528.post4919822912889246497..comments2014-12-17T06:48:02.810-05:00Comments on Ask Olive Tree Genealogy a Question: Finding out if an ancestor is African American or Native AmericanLorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044799906733098528.post-61444792966793981182012-04-02T00:55:13.566-04:002012-04-02T00:55:13.566-04:00I continued to read posts and did some more search...I continued to read posts and did some more searching and this is indeed the same Peter Sweets. I remember that the mayor of Chicago had Nathaniel (uncle Nate) flown to Butler, Mo by helicopter and he received a police escort to the cemetary when his sister, my great grandma, Emma Nora Sweets Brown Smith passed away. I also found it quite interesting that GG grandpa Peter&#39;s mother&#39;s name was &quot;Mehala&quot; and one of his granddaughters was a singing machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044799906733098528.post-9709834364717173882012-04-02T00:38:12.802-04:002012-04-02T00:38:12.802-04:00I am not sure that you have the correct Peter Swee...I am not sure that you have the correct Peter Sweets. My GG Peter Sweets, wife Hannah, I have always been told was indian. They moved to Marshal Creek, Mo I do not know how they had time to do anything considering that the story is that between the two of them they had 27 children. However, I am just saying that I have always heard that he was indian and by looking at the features of my great-grandmother, grandmother, and myself I tend to believe that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044799906733098528.post-51773294313690668332009-06-01T17:46:49.488-04:002009-06-01T17:46:49.488-04:00An excellent post with much good advice for everyo...An excellent post with much good advice for everyone!Craig Mansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044799906733098528.post-75640147508460529732009-06-01T12:59:40.283-04:002009-06-01T12:59:40.283-04:00Thanks Randy Seaver for the shout out on Genea-Mus...Thanks Randy Seaver for the shout out on Genea-Musings: Best of the Genea-Blogs - May 24-30, 2009 of my AskOliveTree blog response re whether a submitter's ancestor was Native American or African AmericanGenealogy Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044799906733098528.post-28657517899751392112009-05-29T13:19:26.312-04:002009-05-29T13:19:26.312-04:00Good response to the question. You presented overw...Good response to the question. You presented overwhelming evidence pertaining to the family history and identity. There is often a presumption about Indian ancestry made based on racial features. This is a pitfall that can lead one away from the facts. I talk about this in my book "Black Indian Genealogy Research. African American Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes"Angela Walton-Rajihttp://www.african-nativeamerican.comnoreply@blogger.com